Soundtrack Of the City - Day 2 : For those about
to Rock...

Day two of Music City North’s Soundtrack Of
The City festival found us back at our adopted home,
Cherry Colas, ready for a curious mixture of new
starters, established artists and those in between.
Our pre gig research had highlighted that Toronto’s
DLV,
who comprise of Adam (Guitar), Cole (Vox), Sasha (Vox)
and DJ DC (Decks/Vox), would be well worth seeing and
we were right. From the opening number ‘Chinatown’ it
was clear that DLV were going to enjoy their set, with
some tremendous harmony lead vocals and stellar lead
guitar playing evident. A heavier vibe followed with
‘Heels Up’, but the band changed gear with the soulful
‘Hold Me’, which introduced a rap section courtesy of
DJ DC. The great vocals/rap continued with a poignant
and haunting ‘Breaking Dawn’ and this was followed by
the infectiously catchy ‘Save You’. A great 60’s
guitar riff and offset vocals epitomised ‘King Shit’,
which left the closer ‘I’ll Wait’ showing the same
great lead vocals the set started with and left us
wanting more. Talented, energetic and with a great
future, go and see DLV as you as you can.

Syn Brit Rating:
4/5
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By now it was clear that a busy
Cherry Cola’s was
going to be packed for The Wild with Dylan Villain
(Lead guitar/Vox), Pistol Pete (Rhythm guitar), Lucas
'Boozus' (Bass/Vox) and & Rowdy Rick Riegs (Drums)
from Kelowna, B.C. getting an enthusiastic reception.
Not that they needed any help, but the delivery of a
high intensity rock and roll set saw them open with a
great blues intro for ‘Roadhouse’ and a high level of
energy that continued throughout the set. By the
second song ‘Rattlesnake Shake’, the entire band were
into it, with a drum solo part way through ‘Stab The
Cat’, which also featured backing vocals, which added
yet another dimension to the overall delivery.
‘Deuces’ saw some great lad guitar and this was
followed the new single ‘Slow Burn’ was next, which is
a brooding monster of a tune. A synchronised head bang
on stage mid song during ‘Banger’ summed up the mood
of the audience, which was followed by the bluesy
‘What About You’ and the pace increased as the band
tore into ‘Straight To Hell’. The set closed with a
storming delivery of ‘Party 'Til You're Dead’, which
was in keeping with the hard working set the band
delivered. Seriously, if you like your rock n’ roll in
your face, dirty and at the speed of a bullet, do not
miss this band.

Syn Brit Rating: 4/5

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The Wild
Twitter: @TheWild_Band
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Party Like You're Dead
OK, when the undercard throw down the gauntlet the way
they had tonight, you had better be ready and One Bad
Son through Shane Volk (Vox), Adam Hicks (Guitar),,
Adam Grant (Bass) and Kurt Dahl (Drums) from
Saskatoon, were all that and more. From themed intro
music into the brooding opener, ‘Year Of The Wolf’,
then onto the soaring vocals in ‘Red Cloud’, this band
had come to rock. The title track from the new album
and new single ‘Black Buffalo’ was next with its
melodic vocals and free jam mid-way through, which
framed a superb song and matching delivery. An earlier
hit single, ‘Scarecrows’, dedicated to Doug Elliot
from 94.4 The Rock followed and this led into a full
on rampant version of Talking Heads ‘Psycho Killer’,
which had a ram packed Cherry Colas jumping. A nice
lead intro opened the first single from the new album,
‘Satellite Hotel’ had the crowd engaged in a
shout-a-long, not that they needed any encouragement.
The closer ‘Retribution Blues’ is another storming
tune and OBS left the stage with the crowd baying for
more. Comparisons with other rock bands are always
easy, but OBS are what it says on the tin, a very good
rock n’ roll band, end of.

Syn Brit Rating: 4/5

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Website: One Bad Son
Twitter: @OneBadSon
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Black Buffalo
Readers of this site will know that we’ve seen
Last
Bullet a few times before. The band are Bryan Fontez
(Vocals), Brenden Armstrong (Lead Guitar/Vox), Michael
Silva (Rythymn Guitar), Will Shannon (Bass),
Christopher Galaz (Drums) and are a rock n’ roll band
from Toronto. The challenge for all Toronto bands is
to build an audience familiar with your set, then
change it. Last Bullet’s 13 song set included no less
than six unreleased songs and two covers, but which
opened to a very good crowd with ‘Runnin’ Out Of
Time’, using maximum reverb on the lead vocals and was
followed by ‘Jet’, with its power chords to the fore.
‘Bright Lights’ followed with a slow build leading to
a great lead break and the first cover, ‘Vasoline’
(Stone Temple Pilots) was next. More material in the
form of ‘Southern Lips’ and ‘Smoke and Ashes’ leading
into the no holds barred rock n’ roll of ‘Sin’, which
showed exactly how tight a band Last Bullet are when
in full flow. Even more new material in ‘Heart on Your
Sleeve’, which probably sums up the band’s attitude
and ‘Keep Your Head Up’ were next, before they
returned to more familiar ground with ‘State of
Confusion’. Arguably their best song ‘Forget the Rest’
had the crowd singing and a nice dedication to a long
term fan, from their first EP, saw ‘Rock Til’ We Die’
performed prior to the closer ‘Jailhouse Rock’
(Elvis). Overall a good set, with all of the usual
edge you’d expect from Last Bullet, but if the band
are moving forward then ‘Girls Gone Wild’ would have
been a great add instead of one of the covers.